Nokia E50 Review

I will not be writing about the technical specifications for the phone. The details are easily available on the Internet. Rather, I would be talking about my end-user experience.



a) Looks: Good, slim for a smartphone, compact vis-a-vis the Blackberry's. The cover that comes along with the phone is pretty cool.

b) Keys: Easy for people who can type really quickly with both hands.

c) Joystick: I had a Sony Ericsson K500i which gave me a traumatic joystick experience. I trust Nokia blindly and it looks to be good till date. Scrolling might be a problem though.
If you have thick fingers, this is probably not the joystick phone you are looking for.

d)Battery: Bad, especially if you use Bluetooth handsfree.

d)Utilities: Install Mail for Exchange and configure your office e-mails easily(Microsoft Exchange)

e)Wait time: As you increase the number of applications, the phone tends to become slower. So, install only those applications that you can't live without.

f) Software and Utilities: WWW.DOTSIS.COM is a good forum for the applications.

g) FM out: FM radio is missing??!!

My rating:
Good for Rs 8000+ INR(Approx. 188 USD) but be ready to carry your charger everywhere you go.

I will give it 2.75 out of 5 and would recommend Nokia E51 based on my experience.

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BUZZ-JET!

Why is budget called a budget??



Sachin says "Because after its announced, it makes people buzz like a JET"

Is Windows taking long time to start-up? Here is what you can try!

My computer used to take a lot of time to boot and used to get stuck for more than a minute prior to the logon screen which showed “Preparing Network Connections”.


After much research, I think I got a resolution. Here it is:-

a) Install BootVis
BootVis - Microsoft tool to provide faster XP boot and resume times

BootVis is a performance trace visualization utility that you can use with Windows XP systems. Customer research shows a frequently requested feature that users want from their PCs is fast system startup, whether from cold boot or when resuming from standby or hibernation.

The Windows development team at Microsoft has taken bold steps in making fast startup PCs a reality with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

Here are some key features of "BootVis":

· Boot to a useable state in a total of 30 seconds
· Resume from Hibernate (S4) in a total of 20 seconds
· Resume from Standby (S3) in a total of 5 seconds

This tool is great for slow PC.

a) Also, if you are not using wireless network connections, right click on it go to properties and uncheck every listed item there. Thereafter, disable wireless network connection from services and then right click on my computer, go to manage, device manager and navigate to Network adapter. Then right click on the available “Wireless adapter” and disable here. This will also stop the wireless icon from appearing in the system bar. Note that the loading of the icon also contributes to boot-up time.

Is svchost.exe eating up your Windows resources?

Is svchost.exe eating up your Windows resources?

These are steps that might help diagnose the issue.



1. Check if your system has the latest windows update.

2. Even if the "Automatic Windows Update" service has been turned on, cross-verify from the Microsoft Windows patch update download page that your system has the latest update.

3. Restart the service.

My guess is that it tried to get the download but since the service was not running well. It caused the process svchost.exe to EAT up memory.

If you have more than 2 ati2evxx.exe process running in the process list, then do the following:-

a) Give a search *ati2evxx*.

c) If there are more than 2 dll files, then leave the one in c:\windows\system32
and rename the other file to say, ati2evxx.dll.old.

b) If there is only one process, then rename the file and leave ati2evxx.exe as it is.

Statutory warning: It worked for me without any adverse affect but I cannot gaurantee that it will work for you as well perfectly.

How to install update for Windows Defender-Microsoft XP

I got a lot of errors while trying to update Windows Defender. Finally, I found out a solution:-

1. Add Windows Defender to the list of allowed software.
2. Verify operating system using genuine Windows checker software.
3. Click on update button.

This should work!

In search of me!!

I feel like a lost soul. I search for happiness. I long for excitement in life. I feel like I live in poverty. Temporarily, I feel happy. I don't like answering calls. I feel disgusted. I get angry too quick. I feel irritated. Where is the me I knew??

Jeremiah 29:13

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

It is not the first time I have realized that the above golden words are "always" true. For 7 days, I was having a nightmare with one of the scripts that I was coding. This script will be used to monitor a particular application. But, for the only reason I could not decipher, it was failing at the production system. But yet, I knew from my past experience, that if I try ...I will certainly get it.

And yes, I got it!

My teammate Rekha is in a training programme so I must not disturb her.

But, I do not know whom to share my joy with. Also, I cant afford to run naked in around my workstation, shouting "Eureka, Eureka!” because of obvious reasons .

Well, then, I got reminded that I had my blogsite!!

And I want this particular incident to remind me in the future not to lose hope, for its proven fact-
"If you seek with your heart, you will get it".